{"product_id":"the-british-co-operative-movement-film-catalogue-9780313305658","title":"The British Co-Operative Movement Film Catalogue","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alan Burton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British consumer Co-operative movement pioneered the use of film for industrial and propaganda purposes. A powerful association of working-class consumers, the movement embraced the potential of cinema and used it to help articulate an ideology expounding the ideals of mutuality, equality, and democracy, and seeking to transform a capitalist society founded on individualism and selfish-help into the Co-operative Commonwealth. This book provides an extensive, detailed catalogue of more than 300 films relating to the movement. Technical details, credits, a synopsis, and historical and critical evaluations are given for each title. Numerous films, previously unknown or believed to be lost, have been traced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe catalogue is prefaced by a substantial introductory essay which provides a contextual framework for a consideration of the movement and its use of film. The book is supplemented by a selection of articles, publications, and reports which appeared in the movement's contemporary press, and which reveal the genuine concern to use cinema to assist in the task of making Co-operators. This catalogue will be invaluable to students of social, labor, and business history and to film and media historians who wish to broaden their knowledge of non-commercial film. It also serves as a guide for contemporary filmmakers and television researchers to this extensive collection of archive film.","brand":"Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086855561367,"sku":"9780313305658","price":7029.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780313305658.webp?v=1767266304","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-british-co-operative-movement-film-catalogue-9780313305658","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}